Daily News Roundup - July 26, 2015
Lack of Public Support Leaves Boston Bid in a Precarious Position (Boston Globe) Boston Struggles to Win Support for 2024 Olympics Bid (Only a Game) USOC Wants Stronger Backing from Walsh, Baker on Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) Economist Cites Olympian History of Cost Overruns (Boston Herald) Carr: Hacks Wanted GOLD...at Our Expense (Boston Herald) Make Way for Olympic Stadium (WCVB) Boston's Beleaguered Bid at Breaking Point (Boston Herald) Olympics? No Thanks (WCVB) Canadian O
Daily News Roundup July 24, 2015
#OlympicsDebate Olympic Debate Lacked What We Wanted to Hear (Boston Globe) Baker's Olympic Guessing Game (Boston Globe) 6 Highlights from Televised Boston Olympics Debate (Mass Live) Olympics Debate Turns into Bosotn vs. New York Slugfest (Boston.com) Olympic Revenue Numbers are 'Drunken Optimism,' Critic Says (Boston.com) Opponents, Supporters Clash in Olympics Debate (Boston Globe) Backers, Opponents Joust at Olympics TV Debate (WBUR) 4 Things We Learned from Boston's Olym
Daily News Roundup - July 3, 2015
Marty Walsh Signs Olympic Muzzle Order, Says He Didn't Mean It (WGBH News) Economist, Olympic Expert Andrew Zimbalist on Boston 2024's '2.0' Plan: 'It's Bologna' (BostInno) Public Voices Concerns Over Reveamped Boston 2024 Bid (The Heights) Memo to Boston 2024: Good Luck Staying out of Politics (Boston Globe) Olympic Golf Off the Table for Brookline (Wicked Local - Brookline) Five Things You Should Know About Todd Millay of Choate Investment Advisors (Boston Globe) Breaking:
Daily News Roundup - July 2, 2015
JP Meeting JP Gives Hostile Reception to Olympics (JP Gazette) #Boston2024 Public Meeting June 30, 2015 (NECIR Storify) Boston 2024 Meeting in Jamaica Plain Draws Passionate Crowd (Jamaica Plain News) Boston 2024 and the Olympic Vision of Columbia Point (WGBH News) Economist Zimbalist: Olympic Funding Flaws, Smoke And Mirrors, And Cannabalizing Non-Profit Monies (WGBH News) USOC 'Focused Exclusively' on Boston, But L.A. Bid Backers Remain Hopeful (Boston Herald) Editorial Car
Daily News Roundup - June 26, 2015
Rome's City Council Votes in Favor of Rome 2024 Bid (AP) European city councils seem to actually vote on things. How novel. Mayor Walsh Has a Boston Olympics Problem of His Own Making (BBJ) City Hall Vetted Communications, FOIA Response with Boston 2024 PR Team (BBJ) Dot Gathering Airs Some Locals' Concerns about Olympics (Dorchester Reporter) Andrew Zimbalist on the Hidden Costs of Boston 2024 (WGBH News) Can Boston 2024 Win Over the Doubters? (NECN) No. Stupid question. #Do
Daily News Roundup - June 25, 2015
No Boston 2024 Meets with Arlington Residents (Arlington Advocate) As Bayside Expo's Razing Nears, Interest in Parcel Grows (Boston Globe) Brazil Plans 60,000 Security Force for Olympics: Source (Reuters) Journalists Should Submit *All* Records Requests through Media Relations, Says Mayor's Office (MuckRock) Economic Crap Shoot? The Real Cost of the Boston 2024 Olympic Bid (JP Forum) FIFA Scandal May Affect Boston's 2024 Bid (Boston Globe) Environmental Concerns Cloud Volleyb
Daily News Roundup - June 20, 2015
Survey: Many Franklin Park Neighbors Oppose Olympics (JP Gazette) Boston 2024 Seeks Youth Groups for Dubious 'Olympic Day' Event (JP Gazette) Author Questions Olympics Numbers (JP Gazette) Boston 2024 Stretches Its Definition of Walkable Olympics (Boston Globe) And Around the World... Paris to Announce 2024 Olympic Bid Next Week (AP) Olympic Stadium Cost Rises to £701m from Initial £280m Estimate (Guardian) Olympic Promises Fail as Fall in Sporting Activity Reveals a Divided
Daily News Roundup - June 18, 2015
Boston 2024's Guide to Poetry: Start with "Ode to Sport" (Hester Prynne) Latest Venue Choice: Boston 2024 Rendering of Beach Volleyball in Quincy Olympic Outreach Photos (BostInno) The photos have the deceptiveness of those in diet pill ads. Volleyball Continues Exodus of Olympic Sites from Boston (Boston Globe) Quincy Olympic Volleyball Facility Surprises DCR (Dorchester Reporter) Boston 2024 Shifts Proposed Quincy Beach Volleyball Site to State Land (Boston Herald) A Fiscal
Daily News Roundup - June 16, 2015
Boston 2024's New Board Members, Now Totaling 50 Ray Flynn, Aly Raisman to Join Boston 2024 Board (Boston Globe) Ray Flynn's 5 Steps to Saving a Boston Olympics (Boston Herald) A mix of bad ideas and good ideas, none of which have to do with the Olympics Decision-Focused Meetings (Bain Capital) Some advice from Pags's own firm: "Our research highlights what we think of as the Rule of Seven: every person added to a decision-making group over seven reduces decision effectivenes
Daily News Roundup - June 14, 2015
When "Winning" Gold Doesn't Require Stepping on a Field (Truth-Out) The Wins and Losses of Hosting the Olympics (Boston Globe) #WickedPissed Activists Halt Boston Pride Parade for 11 Minutes (The Rainbow Times) Why Soccer's FIFA Scandal Should Matter in Boston (Boston Globe) Organizers Hope Tokyo Stadium Design Will Be Ready by July (Reuters) #AndrewZimbalist #BostonPride #FIFA #Publicmoney #Tokyo2020